PQUS0.280%
as of Sep 1
MCHP
GrowthMICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Semiconductor Products and Technology Licensing. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit and 64-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized mixed-signal microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications.
Close · 3M
-18.26%
Held by 1 AI ETF
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
Buy signals5
Win rate0% (0/5)
Avg buy return-22.77%
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.320% → 0.300% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 3.1% in the 30 days before
Aug 15·entry $80.26·now $73.11
-8.91%
since Aug 15
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.330% → 0.300% (-0.030 pp)·stock down 16.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 31·entry $74.29·now $73.11
-1.59%
since Jul 31
PQUS · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.310% → 0.330% (+0.020 pp)·stock down 14.7% in the 30 days before
Jul 24·entry $78.86·now $73.11Fresh
-7.29%
since Jul 24
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.390% → 0.370% (-0.020 pp)·stock up 8.7% in the 30 days before
Jun 19·entry $102.71·now $73.11
-28.82%
since Jun 19
PQUS · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.360% → 0.380% (+0.020 pp)·stock down 1.5% in the 30 days before
Jun 14·entry $100.32·now $73.11Fresh
-27.12%
since Jun 14
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.390% → 0.340% (-0.050 pp)·stock up 3.1% in the 30 days before
May 23·entry $98.05·now $73.11
-25.44%
since May 23
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.450% → 0.400% (-0.050 pp)·stock up 22.1% in the 30 days before
May 17·entry $92.76·now $73.11
-21.18%
since May 17
PQUS · Weight increase · 3d
weight 0.420% → 0.450% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 39.1% in the 30 days before
May 8·entry $99.09·now $73.11Fresh
-26.22%
since May 8
PQUS · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.420% → 0.440% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 43.6% in the 30 days before
May 7·entry $101.58·now $73.11Fresh
-28.03%
since May 7
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.450% → 0.410% (-0.040 pp)·stock up 50.1% in the 30 days before
Apr 29·entry $90.17·now $73.11
-18.92%
since Apr 29
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
Too hard to callas of Jun 14
PQUS increased its weight in MCHP, suggesting a belief in future appreciation, while LQAI exited its position, indicating a diverging view. This mixed AI activity contrasts with the framework's 'Too Hard' verdict, which suggests the business's predictability is too low for confident long-term investment. The AI's active trading decisions highlight the inherent difficulty in consistently valuing a company with unpredictable future cash flows.
- Circle of CompetenceReliably projecting ten-year cash flows for a semiconductor company, despite its diversification, is challenging due to inherent industry cyclicality and rapid technological evolution.
- Economic Moat
- Management
- Financial Health
- Margin of Safety
The framework concludes that Microchip Technology falls outside the circle of competence due to the inherent unpredictability of the semiconductor industry's long-term cash flows. While a diversified player, the cyclicality and rapid technological change make future earning power too difficult to project reliably. Consequently, the framework declines to assess its economic moat, management, financial health, or margin of safety.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.